Clinical Practitioner

Are you a prescriber with minor illness experience, looking for a new challenge? Do you want to be part of an innovative & forward-thinking organisation that supports and develops its staff to provide quality care to patients? If so, this opportunity may be for just right for you & we would love to hear from you.,

• Provide assessment, diagnosis & treatment at first point of contact by attending to patients according to their needs in the practice. Act as an autonomous clinician, with the support and guidance from the GPs


• Proactively identify, diagnose & manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition (as appropriate).


• Diagnose & manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug & non-drug based treatment methods into a management plan.


• Accurately triage & prioritise patients, including in emergency situations, demonstrating the use of a variety of techniques to elicit the history of an event/illness, including past medical and drug history.


• Recognise, assess & refer patients presenting with mental health needs


• Telephone triage as appropriate for clinics & home visits & provide access to GPs as necessary.


• Evaluate clinical information from examination & history taking & initiate appropriate treatment &/or referral, including admission to hospital.


For an informal discussion about this role please contact spc.recruitment@nhs.net. The interview panel will consist of a minimum of 2 people.

All applicants should have the following essential qualifications, registrations, skills and experience:

• Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients


• Be registered on one of the below:

Registered adult nurse, registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC)
Pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
Registered Paramedic with HCPC
RCN Accredited Nurse Practitioner Module
Registration as an independent non-medical prescriber

The following qualifications are desirable:

• BSc (Hons)


• Mentorship qualification
  
  SPC is an innovative partnership of Suffolk GP surgeries. Doctors & practice staff share resources & work together to ensure patients continue to receive high quality healthcare. Suffolk Primary Care is committed to a policy of equal opportunities in employment. Applicants will ideally be fully vaccinated against Covid.
  
  Benefits of working for SPC include:


• NHS Pension Scheme

+ The NHS pension scheme is a defined benefits scheme
+ Life insurance
+ Family benefits including an adult dependents pension and children's pension
+ Ill health benefits
+ 20% employer contribution

• Electric Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme

+ No deposit
+ No credit check
+ Fully comprehensive insurance
+ Servicing & tyres
+ Breakdown cover
+ Up to £2,000 contribution from SPC subject to conditions

• Proper pay & cost of living benefits

+ Living Wage Foundation accredited

• GP remote working


• Eye care vouchers


• Health service discounts


• Annual leave: minimum 33 days inc. bank holidays FTE with enhancements for long service


• Enhanced maternity & paternity terms


• High street discounts through our own online portal


• Technology and homewares salary sacrifice schemes with Currys & John Lewis


• Cycle to Work salary sacrifice scheme


• Gym salary sacrifice scheme


Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.